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Atlantica Yield, formerly the UK-based energy yieldco Abengoa Yield, has launched a debut US private placement, which is the first US PP offering in 2020 in Europe.

The European Investment Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank amassed strong demand from investors to kick off their funding programmes for the year on Friday, with the former receiving the biggest ever order book in the sterling supranational and agency bond market, according to the leads.

The Federal State of Lower Saxony sold the first euro public sector benchmark of 2020 with a well received 10 year deal on Thursday. Meanwhile, the European Investment Bank is keeping to tradition of beginning its benchmark funding for the year in sterling.

GDS Holdings raised $250m from a follow-on offering of new shares on Thursday, according to a term sheet seen by GlobalCapital Asia.

National Australia Bank returned to the Canadian dollar market for the first time in over nine years this week to place the largest ever Maple callable tier two, and the first since global financial crisis.

DNB Bank made the most of a favourable backdrop in the financial institutions bond market this week, selling a short-dated senior bond in sterling after recent prints in euros and dollars.

The Province of Ontario is keeping a close eye on foreign markets as it considers whether to follow Wednesday’s Canadian dollar green bond with a foreign currency issue.

France’s SNCF has signed a €3.5bn sustainability-linked loan, with the state-owned railway company only able to use the facility from the start of next year after the country’s reform bill is enacted.

The Province of Ontario hit screens on Tuesday afternoon with initial price thoughts for a C$750m no-grow tap of the February 2025 bonds.

The Province of Ontario is readying for a tap its 2025 Canadian dollar denominated green bond for the second time this year.

KfW returned to Polish zloty issuance last Friday after a 13 year absence from the market, as it looks to tap new sources of capital.

A pair of public sector borrowers hit the dollar market this week, pulling off strong deals at three and five years. Both enjoyed a clear field as euro-based borrowers stuck to their home currency thanks to an unpalatable basis swap rate.